Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03
HISTORY or TILE WEEK.

gYves what is undoubtedly the inside his
tory of the existing Indian troubles in the
Centennial state: Colorow, during the
negotiations prior to the removal of the
Uncompahgree and White River Utes to
their present reservation, refused to give
ms ~ consent to the project. The requisite
three,quarters of the adult males consented
ana enc tribes were removed. Capt. Jack
and Colorow with their bands refused to
go. Capt. Jack was killed at Washaki.
Later ColoroW insisted upon it that he had
never bargalned away his home. He has
lived IN Colorado, and has considerable
wealth In horses and cattle. know of no
expectations that he has committed. On
one or two occasions men of his band have
! been killed by whites. The people of Col
orado since the rest of the Utes moved have
been trying to getrid Of Coiorow, but he
has obstinately refused to go. He looks
upon the country as his. The whites object
This part OF Colorado is not wealthy; they
need money Troops bring money; they
want troops. Two motive exist therefore
for the whites to make trouble-to be rid of
Colorow and to get troops into their hostil-
!ty to Indians induced the sheriff to procure
indictments for breaking game laws. The
spark was applied, and the state broke out
IN lame, which now seems to have about
burned out. The horse thief story is cir
cuiated, and may be true, but it appears
stolen fifty animals to the Indians one.
A special from Key West, Fla, says:
Advices received here state that the
greatest excitement prevails in Havana
occasloned by the recent acts of Capt. Gen.
Marin IN taking possession of the custom
mouse and placing the officials under arrest
Inc city is in charge of regular troops and
the situation becomes daily more desperate,
recalling events attending the massacre of
medical students in 1871. A reign of terror
prevails, and it is expected that Havana
Will be declared in a state of siege. Already
several conflicts have occurred between the
troops and civilians, resulting in the killing
OF some and the woundjng of others. Marin
has called on the volunteer regiments,
which are hostile to him, to disband and
dlsarm, or be held responsible for what may
occur. The custom house, postoffice and
all the public buildings are guarded. All
commence appears to be gone. Even the
cable officials are suspected and military
are placed IN charge of telegraph offices to
prevent dispatches being sent of what is
Transporting. All the important dispatches
between the officials in Havana and the
authorities in Madrid are brought here by
special messenger for Transmission. The re-
phes are also sent to this Office. Those ac-
qua1nted with Gen. Marin state that he viii
carry out his policy OF purifying the public
service regardless OF consequences, and al
ready feeling of uneasiness permeates
every branch thereof. Alexander Gonzales
Alvarez, lntendente- general of customs of
the island of Cuba, has resigned and sailed
for Spain.
A peculiar incident occurred on the
Lake Erie & Western train which left In
dlanapolis, Ind, afew evenings since AS
the train neared Nob]esville a gentleman
VINO had apparently been doing started
suddenly and placed his hands on his pock-
cts. He then complained of having been
robbed and said that he believed the man
VINO mad occupied the seat Just back of him.
but who had disappeared, had committed
Inc acG A passenger informed him that
the man was in the next coach. Then taking
pistol from his yalise the victim of the
robbery passed into the coach and presented
the cooked revolver at the head Of the man
whom he suspected of the robbery. The fell
low protested his innocence, put the man
Win the pistol assumed a more threatening
demeanor and the thief quietly drew the
mans watch and pocketbook from an inside
pocket and handed them to him. The re-
voiVer was then lowered and the sleepy pas
senger returned to his sumber. No ATTEMPT
was made to arrest the thief
A deadly scourage is affecting Nc
DoWell County, West Virginia and South
western Virginia. The drouth has made the
peculiar disease which has several times
previously followed this state of affairs
and which is supposed to be result of
minerals In the water, has broken out. In
the Dead Horse cave neighborhood there
are over 100 cases, with so deaths. Not
family has escaped. Crops are neglected
and farm work is at a standstill, it requiring
the entire time OF every Individual to care
Tor the sick and dead It is estimated
that 200 people have died in Mcdowell
county alone, IN the last four weeks, from
the disease. -
The Kansas City Times publishes
answers received to inquiries sent out
through Kansas and Missouri as to presi-
DENTAL preferences. In Missouri 270 an
sWers from Democrats were received. OF |
these 25l were for Cleyeland,3 for Thurman.
| Tor Wade Hampton and the rest scatter
ing: The Republicans sent 261 answers, of
which rs were for Blaine, n for Sherman.
L for Lincoln and the rest scattering. IN
Kansas 326 Democrats answered as follows:
cleveland 300, Thurman Z, Hill 5, remainder
scattering. The Republicans sent 500 an
sWers OF which ISL were for Blaine. IS for
sherman, A for Lincoln, and the rest scat
tering.
A special from Topeka, Kansas says
that United States Deputy Marshal George
Sharritt arrested DR.. A. g. Abodelat. one of
the board OF pension examiners, at Law
renee, kans., on the charge of extorting
money from claimants The commissioner
Of pensions has removed Abodelat and sus-
pended Dr. May, another member of the
BOARD. 1t IS said that the pension depart
ment has been quietly Investigating the
conduct OF things throughout Kansas, and
mat some further developments are likely. |
". Abodelat was released on $1,000 bail. |
his case will come before the October term
of court atLeavenworth
About a year ago Mrs. Eliza Meal
lister, an elderly lady Of Terre Haute, Ind
y vas q mysreriously lost from Chicago g.
alton train between ST. Louis and Kansas
City. Her remains have been found on the
missouri river bank, just below the Saline |
boundary. The only way in which She
could be identified was a ring upon her left
aand bearing her name. The flesh was
gone and only her bleached bones
we're found. At the time of her departure
she had gold watch, money and q, check
.or $780, 1t is believed she fell or was
, "a from the train crossing the river at
Glasgow. : -
Phillip D. Armour, Of Chicago, when
asked If it were true that the dressed beef
men and railroads were scooping in all the
orohts OF the trade, leaving the cattle rails
y o. 1uo &ieGstl puGcHerS and Gh0 poor con-
'umers out in the cold, he said !: seThere is
absolutely nothing to all this outcry. No
business is run SO close as this dressed beef
onsiness. 1t is like weighing gold dust. T
think j 7 the railroads get a better price out of
It than anybody else, or than they do out of
any other business in the world There is
something in that part of it.
At Topeka, Kansas, Thursday morn
Ing the barns in which the horses helonpinor
70 the city police force are kept was set on
death. Shortly after the flames we're nut
out the charred remains were found to he
those of Col. g. G. Graves, Lieutenant
colonel of the Second Iowa cavalry and